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now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, risky search resumes for people still missing of the partial sinking of a massive cruise ship. we're going to the scene and i'll talk to two americans who survived the night of fear and chaos. >>> jon huntsman made a bit of a splash but no ripple effect. he drops out of the republican race and throws his support to a for her rival. >>> and a famous quote carved in stone but they got it wrong. the new memorial to dr. martin luther king jr. needs to be fixed but how? >>> i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> dramatic new pictures of the dangerous search and rescue effort off the italian coast where a cruise ship the size of a skyscraper lies on its side half submerged. the costa concordia struck rocks on friday night with 4200 people on board. six are known dead. 16 remain unaccounted for including two americans. look at these extraordinary images showing the massive gash ripped into the ship's hull. italian prosecutors say the captain made a grave error and could face serious charges. cnn's dan rivers is
now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, risky search resumes for people still missing of the partial sinking of a massive cruise ship. we're going to the scene and i'll talk to two americans who survived the night of fear and chaos. >>> jon huntsman made a bit of a splash but no ripple effect. he drops out of the republican race and throws his support to a for her rival. >>> and a famous quote carved in stone but they got it wrong....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> dramatic new developments today in the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy after blasting holes in the capsized "costa philosopconcord" the massive liner hits rocks and ripped open the hull friday night. it shows the dramatic escape as people clamor off the sinks vessel. the ship's captain is under house arrest, and he may face charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. now a stunning -- the transcript between outrages authorities on shore and the captain. matthew chance is faults this unfold. what's the latest, matthew? >> reporter: these transcripts and recordings that have emerged of astonishing. they show conversations that were taking place between the captain of the "costa concordia." his name is francesco scampino. the coast guard asking about the situation. he sounds confused. then emerges much to the astonishment of is the coast guard that the captain has abandoned the ship, while hundreds of passengers are still on board, some bo
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i'm wolf blitzer in south carolina. you're in "the situation room." >>> you're looking at live pictures of the debate hall. cnn's southern republican presidential debate is less than three hours away. on the stage tonight four candidates instead of five. this voter showing one podium taken just moments after rick perry dropped out of the race. >> i know when it's time to major a strategic retreat. so i will leave the trail, return home to texas, wind down my 2012 campaign. i will do so with pride, knowing i gave fully of myself of a cause worthy of this country. >>> perry going on to say he's now endorsing newt gingrich, a move which could help the former house speak close that gap with mitt romney, but an explosive cloud of new allegations may stand in the way. joe johns is working his sources, what do you got? >> reporter: the pressure is really on no future gingrich. we saw him in buford, south carolina, look he got some of the very best news and the worst news all at the same time. he had already been surging in the
i'm wolf blitzer in south carolina. you're in "the situation room." >>> you're looking at live pictures of the debate hall. cnn's southern republican presidential debate is less than three hours away. on the stage tonight four candidates instead of five. this voter showing one podium taken just moments after rick perry dropped out of the race. >> i know when it's time to major a strategic retreat. so i will leave the trail, return home to texas, wind down my 2012...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark's democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney's old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn't settled. let's discuss what's going on with the key adviser of the romney campaign, ed gillespie, former republican of the national committee. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. good to be with you. >> let's talk about what the president specifically said about mitt romney, his experience at bane capital yesterday and then we'll get your reaction. >> my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business expense. he's not there touting his experience in massachusetts. he's saying i'm a business guy and i'll fix it and this is his business and when you're president as opposed to the h
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> on the same day that mitt romney is set to make history is refusing to back away from donald trump and all of the baggage he carries with him. in a moment i'll speak to donald trump live. he's in las vegas right now where he's getting ready to appear at a fund-raiser later tonight with mitt romney. romney landed in las vegas a little while ago. by the way, check out the trump jet behind him. tonight he's expected to clinch the republican nomination and become the mormon presidential nominee ever in the united states. that milestone may be oversha w overshadowed on this day by donald trump in his ongoing support for the so-called birther movement. our senior political correspondent jim acosta is joining us from las vegas. jim? >> reporter: wolf, as you mentioned mitt romney is on the ground here in las vegas. his campaign plane is parked next to the jet owned by donald trump. it is a fitting option as the donald
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wolf blitzer, to you, sir. >> thanks very much, brooke. happening now or latest poll released this minute. it shows they are neck and neck in florida, about you a new trend developing, which could make the upcoming debate a crucial factor in the primary. >>> u.s. special ops forces, including the same unit that killed osama bin laden, stage another daring raid, this time on mission to rescue hostages from pirates in somalia. >>> tears on both sides of the aisle. congress bids an emotional farewell and gets an inspirational message. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> but first this just coming in. we're seeing a tight race, a very tight race here in florida. that makes tomorrow night's cnn republican presidential debate potentially all the more important as the candidates try to make an impact. the new cnn/"time"/orcp poll shows a virtual tie. ging r. has near will you doubled his support here, while romney has slipped. but that big jump by gingrich may not snell tell the whole story. there's another trend developing, and
wolf blitzer, to you, sir. >> thanks very much, brooke. happening now or latest poll released this minute. it shows they are neck and neck in florida, about you a new trend developing, which could make the upcoming debate a crucial factor in the primary. >>> u.s. special ops forces, including the same unit that killed osama bin laden, stage another daring raid, this time on mission to rescue hostages from pirates in somalia. >>> tears on both sides of the aisle. congress...
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. >> i'm brook baldwin at the cnn headquarters in atlanta, now to wolf blitzer, in a special location in chicago, the president and hamid karzai. >> president obama's controversial exit strategy for afghanistan. on the world stage here in chicago. only moments from now, the president expected to hold a major news conference, when it happens we'll bring it to you live right here in situation room. >>> and the afghan president hamid karzai sits down for his only interview with me while in the united states. we talk about his personal relationship with president obama and even his personal relationship with mitt romney. stand by for that as well. >>> and the man sometimes nicknamed america's supermayor, has made a super gaffe. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in chicago. you're in the situation room. >>> but first, through my exclusive far reaching interview, i just completed only a few minutes ago with the afghan president hamid karzai, it's his only interview while here in the united states. we sat down only moments ago, and he spoke of president obama just minutes before the interview. the three
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in chicago. you're in the situation room. >>> but first, through my exclusive far reaching interview, i just completed only a few minutes ago with the afghan president hamid karzai, it's his only interview while here in the united states. we sat down only moments ago, and he spoke of president obama just minutes before the interview. the three leaders are here for a meeting in chicago. listen to this. >> no, we didn't have a three-way meeting, we had a three-way photograph taking. >> just a photo opportunity? >> why not a meeting? why not have a three-way meeting and discuss the most important issues facing afghanistan, pakistan and the united states. >> it wasn't for us to decide on the three-way meeting. the united states was the host and perhaps they saw it fit for some other time. >> has pakistan agreed to resume shipments, trucks, bringing supplies to nato, u.s. troops in afghanistan? >> i believe they're negotiating on that question. >> they have been negotiating for a long time. but right
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it's been an amazing few days in the race for the presidency. newt gingrich is go to get out and mitt romney wing five more states last night, and all, but clenching the nomination and the general election campaign under way. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here in "the situation room." gingrich effectively, we knew which was going to happen for sure, suspending his campaign and santorum getting ready to endorse mitt romney. what's going on over here? this general election campaign clearly under way. we're going see six months of this now. >> we are. the first thing we're looking at is republicans and will they fall in line behind mitt romney. as you know, they're skeptical, conservatives about him. they're in the process of warming up to mitt romney. i've got some tape for you, wolf, from a focus wolf that was done by the annenberg center by pollster peter hart. these are republican voters in the s
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> an historic and stunning showdown is under way right now between the obama administration and federal judges. a three-member appeals panel all republican appointees has taken issue with the president's jawboning of the u.s. supreme court over the health care reform law. now an unusual demand from those judges is putting a lot of heat from the justice department in washington. brian todd is following this battle for us. brian, what's going on? >> reporter: one seasoned court analyst says federal judges almost never do this kind of thing. whether he intended to or not an appeals court judge has publicly taken on president obama and walked into the political fire. >> reporter: a barometer of how high the political stakes are for the president and his opponents on the health care law. a public sparring match between president obama and the courts. on monday, mr. obama says this about the supreme court's review of he
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> president obama telephones mitt romney, congratulates him for going over the top in the republican delegate count and over the top comments with supporter donald trump has created a distraction. you've heard trump question the birthplace in "the situation room," now romney is trying to move on. here's our national political correspondent, jim acosta. >> wolf, mitt romney has left las vegas, but donald trump is refusing to leave the campaign stage. >> americans are tired of being tired. >> now that he's crunched the number of delegates to win the gop nomination, it's victory lap time for mitt romney. get the checkered flag this new romney campaign video is all about the stars and stripes. >> we're united by one great, overwh overwhelming passion. we love america. we believe in america. >> romney got a call from the president congratulating the official gop nominee. the president said he looked forward with an imp
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. >>> to wolf blitzer, "the situation room" live from jacksonville, florida. wolf, to you. >>> thanks very much, brooke. happening now, sparks are already flying only hours before the republican candidates take the stage in this, their last face-off before the florida primarily. i'll moderate tonight's republican debate right here on cnn. >>> everyone's talking about the tension on the tarmac. in your face airport encounter between arizona's republican governor. what was that all about? >>> and newt gingrich vows to establish a permanent colony on the moon. will that idea take off with voters? >>> i'm wolf blitzer on the campus of the university of north florida in jacksonville. you're in "the situation room." >>> just four hours from now, the four remaining republican candidates will square off right here in jacksonville. it's the final debate before next tuesday's crucial florida primary. it's become a grudge match between the front-runners, mitt romney and newt gingrich. our chief analyst gloria borger is here and jim acosta has been covering this campaign.
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> up first this hour, a cnn exclusive. officials in the region opening up about the terror threat and how it could spread. i'll speak about that with the former secretary of state colin powell. we'll talk in just a few moments, but right now here's our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. she's reporting from jordan. >> this is the latest jihadist video from syria. it has all of the hallmarks of al qaeda and includes bomb attacks and a nighttime raid against military outposts. a senior jordanian official tells cnn that there are nearly 1500 al qaeda members and sympathizers now in syria. many have entered the country from iraq and lebanon over the past five months and are part of a growing campaign of bombings and ambushes against syrian intelligence and military targets. in the jordanian capital there is growing worry. >> jordan is very stable. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cnn while visiting jord
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> mitt romney's latest campaign ads are full of pledges about what he'd do on day one of his presidency, but our reality check shows he'd have to wake up extra, extra early on january 20th to start on that to-do list. it's a long list. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us. here's the question, jim. can mitt romney really do all he says he would do on day one? >> reporter: that certainly is the question, wolf. according to his new ads, mitt romney will be a busy man in his first full day in the white house and he will need all 24 hours to get through all of his day one promises. >> what would a romney presidency be like? >> reporter: in his latest tv ad mitt romney lays out an ambitious agenda, he demands they play by the rules. >> reporter: it's romney's second day-one ad and he would not only confront china on trade, but seek business regulations and push for tax cuts and -- >> president
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. i'm john king. tonight, game on for the general election. president obama con grad lates mitt romney for clinching the republican nomination as his campaign turns to a massachusetts record team obama says is mediocre at best. alberto gonzalez urges romney to moderate his positions on immigration and consider marco rubio would be a big mistake. >>> as the blood shed continues in syria, governor romney says the president is too passive. romney urging new steps to arm the opposition by stopping short of other republicans that want air strikes.
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. i'm john king. tonight, game on for the general election. president obama con grad lates mitt romney for clinching the republican nomination as his campaign turns to a massachusetts record team obama says is mediocre at best. alberto gonzalez urges romney to moderate his positions on immigration and consider marco rubio would be a big mistake. >>> as the blood...
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i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this just coming in to "the situation room." we are live here in brussels, belgium. i'll have the exclusive joint interview tomorrow with the secretary of state hillary clinton and the defense secretary leon panetta tomorrow from nato headquarters right outside brussels. lots to discuss including the situation in afghanistan. certainly a crisis right now and what's going on with iran and its nuclear program north korea and a lot to discuss with the secretary of state and secretary of defense. i just got in to brussels and flew in with the secretary of defense just a little while ago, but right now we want to get to politics. we have a brand new cnn poll that's just coming out and it sheds new light on the presidential race. look at this. 56% have a favorable opinion of president obama. that's what they think of him as a person and not necessarily his performance as president of the united states. 42% have an unfavorable view. 44% view mitt romney favorably.
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i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. you're in "the situation room." >>> this probably isn't where mitt romney hoped he would be just hours before the voting begins in south carolina. he not only appears to be losing ground in the first southern primary state. his lead nationally is shall rimpging as well. he was 16 points ahead a day earlier, and it's all adding up to a much more competitive contest tomorrow than romney, a lot of other folks had expected, so he's taking a new jab at one of the newt gingrich's vulnerable spots. jim accost l.a. joins us with the latest. jim? >> wolf, envelopedible no more. mitt romney appears to be downplaying expectations for tomorrow's south carolina primary, but ratcheting up the rhetoric just in case he can eek. eke out a victory. >> here comes the rain. my goodness. >> reporter: when it rains it pours. this morning shower that greeted romney was a chilly reminder that not everything has gone his way. his sizable lead has all but evaporated. that's why team romney tried a new line of
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wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts right flow. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happens now on this the eve of the arizona republican presidential debate, brand-new poll numbers just out that show -- guess what -- a very, very tight contest in this critical primary state. also satan at war with america? some old and controversial remarking are now coming back to haunt rick santorum. >>> plus president obama's vow to the middle class and his message to congress. does he really expect republicans to take up his agenda? we'll go inside his strategy. i'm wolf blitzer in mesa, arizona, you're in "the situation room." this just coming in. on the eve of the new nuclear weapons showing that just how tight the race is. take a look 32% say rick san storm, but with the sampling eras that's constituentically a tie. ron paul coming in at 6%, let's go in depth right now with our chief political analyst gloria borger and depend can i washington bureau chief michael crowley. gloria, first you. arizona we all thought was supposed to be relatively easy for mitt rom in, but this a
wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts right flow. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happens now on this the eve of the arizona republican presidential debate, brand-new poll numbers just out that show -- guess what -- a very, very tight contest in this critical primary state. also satan at war with america? some old and controversial remarking are now coming back to haunt rick santorum. >>> plus president obama's vow to the middle class and his message to congress....
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world with. you're in "the situation room." puerto rico isn't often a hotbed of american politics but certainly is right now sunday's republican presidential primary looming. 20 delegates are up for grabs and as mitt romney and rick santorum will be the first to tell you, every one of those delegateses koubt es counts. jim acosta is watching it unfold for us in san juan. you had the opportunity to see both of these candidates, jim. >> reporter: that's right, candy, and it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out, because naturally mitt romney has been given sort of the advantage here in puerto rico. s' got the endorsement of this territory's governor, luis fortunio but the governor welcomed senator santorum to the island when he arrived earlier this beak. i have to tell you what everybody is talking about here on this island is this language controversy that flared up when rick santorum talked to a puerto rican newspaper and said that the territory's adoption
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the stunning iowa cliff hanger is already in the candidate's rear-view mirrors. one gop hopeful has fallen by the wayside and the leaders are now in new hampshire. they are scrambling for an edge in next week's first in the nation primary. after only eight votes, mitt romney picked up a big endorsement from the 2008 republican presidential nominee, senator john mccain. let's go straight to jim acosta. he's in new hampshire getting ready for next tuesday's primary. what's the latest? >> wolf, it was one spot that a mitt romney win in iowa would make him almost impossible to beat for the gop nomination, but in eight votes, squeaker was not what mitt romney had in mind, so just might be game on here in new hampshire after all. ♪ after a shaky win in the iowa caucuses, it's right into the danger zone for mitt romney, so who better to have at his side than maverick, john mccain? it was hard to tell who was having m
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i'll toss things up to wolf blitzer "the situation room" starts now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, mitt romney is winning on points, but he can't seem to land a knockout blow, how the front-runner hopes to grind out a final victory and house his rivals hope to stop him. >>> as a top senator calls to stop the slaughter in syria, the pentagon now spelling out of the some of the america's military options. >>> and iran may le trying to clean up evidence of nuclear activities before inspectors can get there. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> mitt romney certainly had big wins on super tuesday. the gop frond runter won six states and padded his lead in delegates, but ohio was very, very close. rick santorum captured three states, while newt gingrich also had a win. romney has not put his rivals out of business, as republicans grow concerned about a drawnout race, the candidates are calling on one another to quit. here's jim acosta. >> reporter: wolf, with team santorum telling newt gingrich to drop out and team romney telling everybody to drop out, it'
i'll toss things up to wolf blitzer "the situation room" starts now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, mitt romney is winning on points, but he can't seem to land a knockout blow, how the front-runner hopes to grind out a final victory and house his rivals hope to stop him. >>> as a top senator calls to stop the slaughter in syria, the pentagon now spelling out of the some of the america's military options. >>> and iran may le trying to clean up...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> in just a few hours results will start coming in from today's republican triple-header caucuses in colorado, minnesota and a primary in missouri up for grabs. dozens of delegates, but perhaps more importantly momentum. the front-runner mitt romney's campaign is anticipating a potential setback as his rivals look for an opportunity. our jim acosta is in denver. >> reporter: we're going to turn around and look at this screen back here, because mitt romney will talk to us from his bus. >> reporter: with a snowstorm slowing him down, he ran about an hour later, so he skyped to the crowd, a sign that not everything was going his way on this caucus day. >> colorado has something to say about who our nominees will be, and i think i will be that nominee. >>> a strategy memo was released. saying the campaign is anticipating possibly a loss. we expect our opponents to notch a few wins, too. the memo red cued newt gingrich's plans to -- boasting romney would tr
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> in just a few hours results will start coming in from today's republican triple-header caucuses in colorado, minnesota and a primary in missouri up for grabs. dozens of delegates, but perhaps more importantly momentum. the front-runner mitt romney's campaign is anticipating a potential setback as his rivals look for an opportunity. our jim acosta is in denver. >> reporter: we're going to turn around and look at this...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >>> all that coming up. let's begin with a cnn exclusive. there's a stunning new twist to the hostage drama that ended this week when u.s. special operations forces rescued an american woman and a danish man from pirates in somalia. as the former hostages recuperating at a u.s. base in italy right now, our own brian todd learning more about the events that led to their capture. what are you learning? >> we've been told by the head of the security for that danish relief group that this kidnapping was an inside job. chilling video from the hostage takers. after their capture, guns pointed toward their heads, american aid worker jessica buchanan and her colleague offer proof of life. alive and apparently betrayed. cnn has new information that at the time they were kidnapped in somalia in october, buchanan had a security detail of up to eight police officers. they were from what's called the special protection unit, affiliated with local somali authorities. cnn is told the lead police officer was compromised. pa
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >>> all that coming up. let's begin with a cnn exclusive. there's a stunning new twist to the hostage drama that ended this week when u.s. special operations forces rescued an american woman and a danish man from pirates in somalia. as the former hostages recuperating at a u.s. base in italy right now, our own brian todd learning more about the events that led to their capture. what are you learning? >> we've been told...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a satellite into orbit. it went terribly wrong. that will not deter this nation. they're going to press ahead with more. ♪ from disaster to glory in a day. in north korea, history is what you make it. as always is here. this is about the power of images and the worship of their leader. two massive statues of the founder of the country and his son, kim jong-il. watching over the third generation of this dynasty, the newly crown eed se preem leader kim jong-un. this is how north korea is responding with the scene of triumph, this massive statues. when you're r
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a...
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i'm wolf blitzer. here are some of the stories we're working on for next hour. mitt romney heads to minnesota, home of congresswoman michele bachmann. will she endorse him or someone else? the former presidential candidate will join us live. >>> planned parenthood loses funding, was political pressure a factor? stay tuned for the answer. >>> and a new tape reveals the chaos following the president's death. the gut-wrenching audio is coming up. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." >>> w50e6g9 some breaking news that we're working on. apparently the end of the u.s./nato combat mission in afghanistan, a decade-long war that's cost the u.s. dearly in blood and treasure, now the obama administration making a major decision to step up the end of what's called combat operation in afghanistan. let's go to barbara starr. the u.s. is supposed to have major combat operations in afghanistan through the end of 2014, another three years, but they're no saying it's going to stop a year and a half early. what
i'm wolf blitzer. here are some of the stories we're working on for next hour. mitt romney heads to minnesota, home of congresswoman michele bachmann. will she endorse him or someone else? the former presidential candidate will join us live. >>> planned parenthood loses funding, was political pressure a factor? stay tuned for the answer. >>> and a new tape reveals the chaos following the president's death. the gut-wrenching audio is coming up. stay with us. you're in "the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is decision day in iowa. just four hours from now, republicans will gather in caucuses across the state and cast the first votes in the 2012 campaign. the candidates have spent months of the trial paving the way with millions in campaign cash. much of that money has gone towards a barrage of negative advertising. now, in a final flurry of appearances, the rhetoric has reached a new peak or maybe a new low. >> you said mitt romney, somebody who will lie to you to get to be president will lie to you when they are president. i have to ask you, are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> you're calling mitt romney a liar? >> you seem shocked by it. yes. >> why are you saying he's a liar? >> this is a man who's staff created the pack. his millionaire friends fund the pack. he pretends he has nothing to do with the pack. it's balogna. it's like his pretense that he's a conservative. >> wow. let's go live to our ch
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is decision day in iowa. just four hours from now, republicans will gather in caucuses across the state and cast the first votes in the 2012 campaign. the candidates have spent months of the trial paving the way with millions in campaign cash. much of that money has gone towards a barrage of negative advertising. now, in a final flurry of appearances, the rhetoric has reached...
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i am wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >> the army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians meets with his attorney for
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation's health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let's go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she's working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. >> complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn't call this a bombshell, but it's a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. attorney general eric holder personally responded
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation's health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." s. >>> a turning point in the race for the white house. the obama campaign is now going directly on the attack against the republican presidential candidates. they are naming names, and fighting back after months of largely turning the other cheek. but it's not the president taking on his gov challengers. that task is now falling to the vice president joe biden. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us now. jessica, this is clearly a new phase in the obama reelection campaign. >> it is, wolf. after months of saying they're just watching the republicans duke it out on the trail, now team obama is officially in campaign mode. remember president obama said this? >> all of them determine who their standard bearer is going to be. until the republicans have a nominee, we don't have a campaign. >> reporter: when he hits the stump, he never names the gop candidates. >> a lot of folks who are, you know, running for a certain offi office,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." s. >>> a turning point in the race for the white house. the obama campaign is now going directly on the attack against the republican presidential candidates. they are naming names, and fighting back after months of largely turning the other cheek. but it's not the president taking on his gov challengers. that task is now falling to the vice president joe biden. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us...